Shloka 44
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
प्रणिपातैः स्तवैः पुण्यैस्तोषितश्शंकरो मया । गीतैर्नृत्यैश्च वाद्यैश्च मुखांगुलिसमर्पणैः
praṇipātaiḥ stavaiḥ puṇyaistoṣitaśśaṃkaro mayā | gītairnṛtyaiśca vādyaiśca mukhāṃgulisamarpaṇaiḥ
میرے سجدہ نما پرناموں اور پاکیزہ ستوتیوں سے میں نے شنکر کو خوش کیا؛ نیز گیتوں، رقص، سازوں اور اپنے منہ و انگلیوں سے کی گئی ذاتی خدمت و نذر سے بھی۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya, quoting the devotee’s statement in context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Set within a Koṭirudra-saṃhitā devotion episode: the devotee seeks Śiva’s prasāda through embodied upacāras—praṇipāta, stava, gīta, nṛtya, vādyāni—typical of Purāṇic bhakti that culminates in the Lord’s grace.
Significance: Establishes that even non-elite offerings—voice, gesture, and personal service—are valid means to win Śiva’s anugraha when done with devotion and purity.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva is pleased not merely by external rites, but by sincere bhakti expressed through surrender (praṇipāta), pure praise (puṇya-stava), and wholehearted devotional service offered with one’s own body, speech, and mind.
It supports Saguna worship: the devotee approaches Śaṅkara as the gracious Lord who responds to loving praise, kīrtana-like singing, and personal acts of offering—modes commonly performed before the Śiva-liṅga in temple and home pūjā.
Regular prostrations, recitation of Śiva-stotras, and devotional singing with music (bhajana/kīrtana), performed as an offering to Śiva; these can be combined with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as inner worship.